Stool holding attachment for tables



Sept. 18, 1934. o. A. CHRISTIANSON ET AL 1,973,366

STOOL HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR TABLES Filed Nov. 18. 1931 x a 5 1 a 4 3 6/Q a In 0 v I w p. a 0 C N m9 v/ a! E & W 0 2/ K a L m INVENTORS fiayd r7dyaq-amore Ollie/ 4. Chnsfuznson ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 18, 1934 STOOLHOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR TABLES Oliver A. Christianson and Floyd A.Naramore,

Seattle, Wash.

Application November 18, 1931, Serial No. 575,806

2 Claims. (01. 155-123) Our invention relates to table attachments forsupporting stools or chairs and the object of. our invention is toprovide simple and efficient means attachable to the under side of atable for suss pending a stool or chair in an out of the way locationunderneath a table with the legs of the stool or chair clear of thefloor.

In lunch rooms and like places where large numbers of stools or chairsare used for seating persons at table the stools or chairs are very muchin theway when they are not in use. If the stools or chairs are pushedunder the tables they still rest on the fioor and are an obstructionwhich has to be moved in sweeping or cleaning the fioor and they willoften become unevenly distributed or bunched so that they will have tobe redistributed before they are used. The stools or chairs aresometimes placed on the tables to clear the floor but when this is donethe tables must be cleared of dishes and the like before the stools orchairs can be placed thereon and the stools or chairs must then be takendown before the tables can again be set or used and after the stools orchairs are taken down they may be in the way or may become bunched orunevenly distributed as respects the places at the table.

Stools or chairs placed on tables also may damage the tables.

We overcome the objections above pointed out by providing simple andefficient means for supporting the stools or chairs in suspended orhanging position underneath the tables said stool or chair supportingmeans being cheap in construction, convenient to hang the stools orchairs on or; remove the stools or chairs from, and out of the way atall times.

Other and more specific objects of our invention will be apparent fromthe following description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a cross section of a table having a stool orchair holding device constructed in accordance with our inventioninstalled thereon, parts being shown in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of said table.

Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are cross sectional views of tables having stool orchair holding devices of modified form installed thereon.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary longitudinal section of a table showing stillanother modified form of stool or chair holding device.

' Like reference numerals designate like parts.

throughout the several views.

Referring to Figs. '1 to 3, the numeral 10 desig-h nates a rectangulartable of ordinary construction, which may be of any length. 11designates a strip secured to the under side of said table in a plane atright angles to the table top and ex tending lengthwise of the tablemidway between the two-sides'thereof, oneedge of the strip 11 being inengagement withthe'table top. 12 are stool or chair supports extendingcrosswise of'-' the table and spaced below the table top, and secured asby bolt members 13, nuts 14 and plates 15 to the strip 11. The upperends of the bolt members 13 may be bent outwardly and secured, as byscrews 16, to the table top. The bolt members 13 together with the strip11, secured to the table top in the manner shown and described form astrong and rigid construction which holds the stool or table supports 12securely in place. Stools 17 are hung on the supports 12 with the seatportions of the stools resting on said supports and the legs of thestools suspended well above the floor, as shown by dotted lines in thedrawing.

In Fig. 4 we have shown a modified form of the invention in whichangular bracket members 18 are used instead of the bolt members 13, saidbracket members being secured to the table top and to the strip 11 andto the stool or chair supports 12, thus afiording a very strong andsubstantial construction.

Fig. 5 shows still anothermodified form of construction in which stoolsupports 19 preferably formed of metal are secured directly to the underside of the table top and have horizontal portions 20 on which thestools or chairs may be supported.

The operation of the stool supports shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is same asthe operation of the support shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

In Fig. 6 we show a modified form of stool support in which a beammember 21 is secured to the under side of the table and extendslengthwise of the table and downwardly therefrom and hooks 22 areprovided on the member 21 for engagement with rungs 23, or like parts ofstools or chairs.

In Fig. 7 we show another modified form of stool or chair supportingmeans in the nature of brackets 24 arranged in pairs and having theirlower edges extending toward each other whereby a stool may be insertedbetween the two brackets of each pair with the edges of the stool seatresting on the brackets. The lower edges of these.jairlnzwithimtherscopmand .spiritvof ;the:'rol1ow:.-;

brackets may be of inverted T shape to receive We claim: stools on bothsides of the bracket, as shown. 1. Stool supporting means for usebeneath a In the devices shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive table,embodying a relatively flat substantially the stool or chair supportsextend underneath the horizontal stool supporting member extending seatof the stool or chair between the legs thereof crosswise of a table topin substantially parallel and support the stool or chair entirelybeneath relation thereto and spaced a short distance the table-, wit hi,the legs; of the stool or. chair well .itherebelowm the :endse of.saidwstool; supporting above thejlqor sucha mannerethagt th'e stool,qmembereterminatingq-a short. distance 'inwardly or chair is completelyout of the way and permits from the sides of said table top and mountingthe floor under the table to be swept or cleaned. means securing saidsupporting member to said The stools or chairs are quickly and easilyplaced:::,;,table1top, said mounting means being positioned on or takenoiT of the supports and are always substantially midway between the twoends of properly distributed around the-tables'when thev-thewstoolsupporting'-member and substantially supports are used. midway betweenthe two sides of the table, the The operation of the stoolnprphairlsuppppb idistancenbetweengsaid mounting means and the shown inFig. 7, is substantially the same as thelzerespeotiue ends of the stoolsupporting member operation of that shown in Figs, l to 5 except thatbeing equal to more than one half the width of the stool is supportedfrom the"edges-thus-allowthestoOls tobesupported'on said stoolsupporting ing stools with center obstructions as rotatabler membenelc Iseat mountings to be supported by this form of 2. The combination with atable of greater suppont; lengththan;widthg ofistoolisupportingmeansiproThe term stool used. inethei appended claims.is videdcundernathzsaid;tablewembodying-sa bare usedl tp designate. any-stool, or chair! of.thislnaturei extending lengthwise, along the-under side .Iof thecapableipfheingshmxg on supports of-thisstype. .top'- of:said table.midwayabetweenetheotwnssidesz l ,w Thea-tioreg'oing description:and.accompanying-.ythereof,wand:zrelatinelynxflatsrsubstantialln hart-21drawinalclearly disclose-sat preferred embodiment: zontal$17001;SUDDDItSiGXtBIICIiHgZZCI'OSSWiSEEOf 1211630 O y inventionvhut itwillibeguunderistood that; lower edge of saidbarsandisecurevdstotsaid:barn? szdisn os reis Inenelyaillustrativeandthat such: ands-projecting substantiallyliequalizdistaneeslon;hangessin :the invention-imam=benmade:ias iare opposite:sides of :said3112173312 OLIYERE A. aCI-IRIS TIANSON: 7:

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